How to remove this plastic pipe elbowAny markings or part numbers on it? How much slack in the PEX (plastic) pipe? How far from the PEX to the fixture? You may just need to cut each pipe at the fitting and rerun it. If you have to do that it may be easier to run PEX from the junction shown here all the way up to the fixture instead of the copper.

Oct30

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How can I intentionally make my toilet make this noise?I happen to have a spare toilet and fill valve. The one pictured in the video is a bog standard replacement valve around here (southern USA). What part am I looking for? A rubber seal that stops or starts the water flow at the top of the valve assembly?

Sep17

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Attractive way to hide screw heads in 8mm oakYou can also use color matched wood putty to fill over the screwheads. Be careful driving these in as 8mm stock is thin (thats a about 5/16" for us yanks). It would be very easy to overdrive the screw and go through the material.

What might cause water to leak under or behind a bathtub?How do I watch for the leak? If it was leaking from a visible location (like overspray from the showerhead) I would see wet spots from that. I suspect that the leak is someplace I can't see, for example if its getting behind the faucet, under the tub, then onto the floor.

Jun12

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Cut a granite counter topAny chance you can post a pic of the final result? I admire someone who can use un-named American discount tool store and achieve good results. :D